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The number of u.s.
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Workers claiming unemployment compensation
declined last week nearly another
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1500000 laid off us were wreckers filed
for unemployment 14 straight week the
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figure had damped but the figure was down
only slightly from just above 1500000
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each of the last 2 weeks all unusually big
figures for the world's largest economy
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thousands of u.s.
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Businesses have reopened after the shutdowns
mandated 3 months ago by the pandemic
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but many are still laying off workers the
Eiffel Tower One of France's most iconic
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landmarks reopened for the 1st time Thursday
the opening coming after it was forced
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to close its doors for months due to the
coronavirus France was hit badly by the
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virus recording nearly 30000 deaths
and more than 161000 confirmed cases
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as president Emmanuel McCrone faced
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a heavy criticism regarding his government's
management of the outbreak reinstating
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access to the famed site is yet another
sign of Europe's slow recovery as the
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continent struggles to balance restarting
the economy with public safety concerns
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Japan's defense minister Taro Kono said
Thursday the country will not deploy the
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u.s. Made
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a land based ages to shore missile defense
system it was intended to protect Japan
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from North Korean threats the announcement
comes one week after Conan said the
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deployment would be suspended due to the
safety of civilians near the tsunami base
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in Yamaguchi
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a discovery was made in the current
design of the system that it could not be
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guaranteed rocket boosters from the missiles
would not fall outside of the base.
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Australia's largest airline plans to cut
at least 6000 jobs and keep 15000 more
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workers on extended furlough as it tries
to survive the coronavirus pandemic chief
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executive Alan Joyce says the airline
has to become smaller as it braces for
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several years of lower revenues
Mexican president under
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a small Well Lopez Obrador said Thursday
his chief of staff and Mexican ministers
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for the economy and foreign affairs
will join him on his upcoming visit to
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Washington d.c.
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To meet President Donald Trump Lopez Obrador
said Wednesday he would likely meet
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with his American counterpart in
early July to mark the start of
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a new North American trade deal more
international headlines on v.o.a.
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News dot com via remote Dimas Pelka v.o.a.
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News.
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This is Africa news tonight. Live.
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To the am for. Joining us.
In Washington here is
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what's coming up on Africa news tonight
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don't do it in 50000000 in that in putting
out the euro however good credit remain
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. You know the new generation greeting now
that the Syrian Foreign that the u.n.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
on the likelihood of
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a 2nd generation of locusts in East
Africa details coming up also the
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largest ever outbreak in the East India
seat has been declared over after nearly 2
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years and more than 2200 dead and
Malawi's Electoral Commission has started
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and now seeing preliminary results from
Tuesday's that Iran election all these and
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more ahead on African lose tonight
we start with our top story. Several
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countries in East Africa are facing yet
another wave of desert locust infestation
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as 2nd generation swarms continue to form
in the region the bulk are expected to
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hit the northern Kenya and spread through
Ethiopia South Sudan and Somalia in the
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coming weeks from the Kenyan capital
Nairobi Vili's the Ruben Jumma reports in
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Kenya billions of locust on now found in
the $700.00 northern counties of to Qana
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and mother saw be posing
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a considerable threat to crops and postures
cited Ferrand is that team leader for
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East Africa at the un Food and
Agriculture Organization or f
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o the seam of the 2 countries.
Kenya 3 countries we have.
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Control of correction quite
successful Kenya. We are
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reducing the number of interested.
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Counties remaining now. From Kenya
say this Rahm's will migrate
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nor the once to the summer braiding areas
in Sudan in Ethiopia where they will my 2
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a quickly and lay eggs some farmers
like George County are what he had. To.
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Get the message Don't let the good observers
here he says we are concerned because
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we hear the Aries
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a new wave of lock us we likely strike
again and the options it would be devised
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stating a little bit of
us here talk to me get
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a vet and say's the new locust outbreak
is likely to threaten food supplies in
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a region already reeling from floods and
the impact of call the 19 the spring of
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pesticides launched in February as seen
locust investigations decline rapidly as
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a result of control operations as the f.a.
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Or explains We have been controlling
by now treating by now. For
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a 1000000 extra altogether
potentially killing over.
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50000000000 insects since the beginning
of the your calendar the threat remains
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real as we have
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a new generation breeding now in Kenya
2nd reading generation will be leaving
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Sudan in May that wad bank approved
500000000 dollars to help countries in East
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Africa deal with the problem in Ethiopia
control operations continue against
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operands and news farms that are forming
in the east and north east smaller
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operations are underway in central and
northern Somalia Kenneth Kemp. She won t.
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Is a set late information on
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a least from the Climate Prediction Center
the damage so far has been very heavy in
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Ethiopia and central and north and Somalia
in Ethiopia already from the 1st wave
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and part of
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a 2nd wave 1300000 hectares of grazing land
was already affected 200000 hectares of
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crops or is was already affected
in Somalia expecting even
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a niger damage because this conflict in
Somalia is also the 1000 the un sees some
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hope abounds from Yemen likely to migrate
to northern Somalia and North East
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Ethiopia Ruben viewing means Nairobi
the 2nd largest epilog break on record
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has been declared over after nearly
2 years and more than 2200 deaths
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Reuters quoted in the Democratic Republic
of Congo's the minister attorney long
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golden though as saying the outbreak was
the country's longest most complex and
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deadliest d.-r.
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C has suffered 11 Evola outbreaks since
the virus was discovered in nearly
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a river in 1976 this one in the
country's east took place in
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a conflict zone that complicated the
international effort to eradicate it 2 days
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good news however according to The
Associated Press is being overshadowed by
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enormous health challenges still facing
the Congo the world's largest missiles
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epidemic the rising threat
of covert 19 and another new
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a ball outbreak in the north Malawi's
Electoral Commission has started announcing
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preliminary results from Tuesday's
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a rerun of last year's tainted presidential
election my lovelies media yesterday
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gave opposition leader
Lazarus check away or
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a comfortable 55 percent of the votes. To
incumbent president Peter I'm wondering
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because 40 percent lawmakers she
now reports from Blantyre in
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a court sanctioned to rely
on presenting Metallica
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a leader of the Democratic progressive but
in is running against it as an. Aide of
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the opposition and. I didn't want to be
that while many of the open. Movement
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for Democrats am announcing Verizon's at
their main diocese in death is the new
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bland diet electoral commission. Said
their commission had they received
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results from to deceive of the gun klystron
data districts headed out to retailers
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from free destry if she had 0 miles.
Where they faced to submit to the county
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ballots to the Talisay down very
valid for. Vince to be kind of
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a lover so we're
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a good 2981 votes and Peter
Goonan it was Dr one for him and
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good fit in 7 votes while at
the bottom of 30 coffee d.b.p.
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Got 1690 votes. In the results from
the other 2 districts raised into
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Metallica was
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a leading while Jack without came 2nd
and last Baghdad is said as of days the
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morning and their commission had finished
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a very final results from about one 5th
of the districts and it will Mr Peter
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veriest So we continue to emphasize that
we are committed to get this job done as
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soon as possible we wouldn't want to create
in uncertainty by dealing with growth
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needlessly you have algorithms commitment
come this evening you shall see
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significant progress in the number of.
Districts who manage to clear however the
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media including the state owned
Broadcasting Corporation said where I had
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a strong lead with
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a 55 percent of the vote. Bad too for the
best for me is knowing God there's this
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it really general of the
mc be he told If you
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a body does not expect the changes from the
figures that the local media announced
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because those figures reflected what they
buy decode it did from it's when it does
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they can there be some slight changes
because unlike in the past what the
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commission is now doing according to the
law is to move out of the now and void
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forms so in some cases they are determining
that. Shouldn't have been in now on
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void there might be some small small changes
but more mature enough to change and I
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think the. Officials for all men but
if they buy this a spokesperson
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a new course dozy local radio
station that he will after.
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Its announcement. Is expected
to announce final results
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within 80 days from the day of voting
as required by the law. For viewing
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Blantyre easy appears in Oxman to that it
will start filling its massive blue NY
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dam project the next month has sparked
anger in Egypt and the dispute has reached
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the United Nations Security Council
William Davison the International Crisis
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Group's senior analyst for
Ethiopia spoke to v.o.a.
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Salim Celeborn and begins by explaining the
role of the international community has
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played so far. Is that
the person who is now
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focused around the United Nations
Security Council. And that's because the
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negotiations resumed on the 9th of June but
then they broke up again on the 17th of
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June without an agreement and just
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a couple of days later Egypt wrote its 2nd
letter to the Security Council this time
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asking for an urgent meeting on the
matter and calling to be in the situation
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around it as
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a potential threat to international peace
and security he has replied rejecting all
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these allegations but the point is at the
moment we're not in the negotiations and
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instead it's this sort of process of
diplomatic escalation and it was in the
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aftermath of the latest breakdown of
negotiations that we had this intervention
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from the National Security Council in
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a tweet I think it should be noted we
haven't seen too many other signs of u.s.
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Government taking
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a position in the last few days so at the
moment the tweet is somewhat isolated but
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the claim and the position that the n.s.c.
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Seem to be expressing there was something
along the lines of the Egyptian position
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that it was Ethiopian intransigent which
has prevented the parties from coming to
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an agreement now and you
can imagine there's
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a great bit of claim and counterclaim over
that but what we can say is that in the
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last round of negotiations the issue that
the process most prominently stumbled on
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was legal issues and I was relating to
whether the agreement they were trying to
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sign is going to be
legally binding on not as
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a lot more detail behind that but essentially
Egypt in Sudan disagreed opposed the
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Ethiopian position that it would not be
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a fully binding international treaty Why
has it escalated to this level and we
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taking it to the Security Council resolve
issues is 2 ways branching out one would
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be explain what Egypt trying to the other
would be to give. Prices crude be on it.
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I think obviously what Egypt is trying
to do is to rally as much international
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support for its position including most
prominently and most obviously for. In the
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u.s.
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Government. It seems to think that international
pressure whether from the un I see
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. Over the problem in
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a related activity stemming from it being
raised internationally Egypt seem to
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think that well I. Suppose it's killing
plans or get Ethiopia to sign an
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agreement which it otherwise was not willing
to do now as far as we are concerned
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a Crisis Group there is no evidence there
is no suggestion that Ethiopia is not
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going to kill the Renaissance start killing
renaissance that next month there is
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also no sign no clear sign that he
is willing to submit to increased
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international pressure on this matter and
in fact there are plenty of signs that
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Ethiopia is set up is in the mood to
resist any international pressure on this
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matter because of course we saw plenty of
pressure from the us government. So Egypt
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is following
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a policy all diplomatic relations try to
increase the pressure but it isn't really
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clear outside observers why
they think that is going to be
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a successful strategy given their stated
aims that was William division d.d.
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National Crisis Group She ran a list
for you the opium speaking would be
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a way shell and shell of. South Africa this
week became the 1st African country to
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begin trialing
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a vaccine against over 19 the test
will involve 2000 volunteers and the
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1st participant as built in rolled the
World Health Organization says hundreds of
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medical teams around the world are working
towards and even isolation and it
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welcomes Africa's participation in the
search there and Taylor reports Professor
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Silliman research chairs the Africa regional
immunization advisory group for the
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World Health Organization She's also. One
of the scientists involved in testing
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a possible vaccine in addition receives
parts of the international coalition for
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epidemic preparedness and innovation
or Seppi it was established in 2017
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of the several Ebola outbreaks in West
Africa receive explains that said he
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develops effects scenes against emerging
pathogen threats. The only facts things
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that were in development came from the
northern hemisphere they were developed in
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China they were developed in the u.k.
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In the us and from more developed economies
who were able to change rapidly and
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look at their own technologies and new
even to the acts in development almost all
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the current $270.00 trials to find
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a covered $900.00 vaccine or in the world
richer countries re says this Concord to
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new we really need to have facts since tried
and tested throughout the world in all
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populations and there are several reasons
for that one is that we want to know the
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facts in some safe and effective in Oak
Park elections and to do that we need to
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then have this global spread the 2nd reason
she says is to allow every day people
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to contribute towards curing coronavirus
not just scientists if you talk to people
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participating in trials they'll often say
the reason I want to do it is because I
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want to give back or I know somebody who
has that disease and I want to protect I
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don't want to see that happening again
release points out that covered 19 is
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a threat to everyone
everywhere and because this is
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a global pandemic and needs to be that
opportunity for many people around the world
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to be able to express that solidarity
and that global culture but this isn't
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happening she says instead there's vaccine
nationalism in fact thanks in production
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is being ring fenced for particular countries
and obviously the richer countries in
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the rich areas are trying to say my country
1st and all my citizens 1st resolve is
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for immunization to be available
to everyone no matter where
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a vaccine is developed there might and
will have to be parity zation because the
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amount of that scene available to begin
with will be limited and we might have to
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think about that such as health care workers
1st but what we are arguing is that it
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cannot be My Country My Country only 1st
so what started off. Reese also refers to
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an incident in April that
caused outrage in Africa
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a prominent French doctor suggested
that the continent be used as
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a testing ground for a vaccine
he framed his statement in such
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a way that many Africans interpreted it
to mean that their lives didn't matter as
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much as say Europeans really says this has
caused some in Africa to question the
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value of the continent's participation
in vaccine tests we have to counter that
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with the arguments that say actually we
want to be in charge we want to consciously
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we want to be part of this scientific
endeavor she believes this is
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a very powerful way to ensure that Africa
gets fair access to future vaccines for
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v.o.a.
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News Derren Taylor in Johannesburg the
cost of living in Zimbabwe continues to
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increase following
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a series of price increases adding to
inflation that has eroded incomes the latest
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price hike is feeling which was increased
by 150 percent because I don't know why
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she has the details mission with the t.
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Or is this boss person of among committed
roll teachers union of Zimbabwe he'd be
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more of the recent price increase the
prices of goods and services to get almost
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middle of the 50 percent salary increase
in could be done loads but the government
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does resist put only you would you know
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a little income you've been due to receive
to 50 percent salary increment into the
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called the lowest He says that civil
service salaries have been ever did before
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they have even received them with. The
announcement of the salary increases and
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there isn't creation of
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a new foreign currency auction system. To
the price hikes fuel prices rose by 150
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percent this week after the government
and it's fixed. Extensive steam for the
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country's currency the ira to just dollar
instead the current will be traded
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through
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a wiki auction at the cross is an economist
and the member of the central bank's
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money that it plays. The
rapid increase in retail
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prices over the past 2 years 18 months
really has been proved to be driven by
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the depreciation in the local currency we've
gone from where the local currency was
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equal to one us down to the
beginning of 2019 which
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a day it's trading. Open market
is about 100 to one he ends there
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needs to be controlled but it does not
foresee that happening in the short term in
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the meantime he say's there is need for
salaries if you. Well depends on how
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quickly or just wages because if
you just keep. Up the means that
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your army or it's happening now and.
Therefore your average problem is very much
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worse than it was
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a year ago. The bulk of what incumbency has
been in the market and that has driven
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inflation but the recently introduced
options for foreign exchange will not there
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but. It's been over the past few years
by drought and shortages of currency in
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foreign exchange which led to inflation
and shortages of medicines and fuel
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the inflation is top 700 percent increase
and once the combination pandemic is true
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the economic war is international trade and
domestic if slowed while the government
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struggles to pay for health care needs for
the Only this is could this now I think
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from 4 weeks the United States has seen
daily protests against racism sparked by
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the death of George Floyd in the u.s.
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City of Minneapolis Minnesota in
May Floyd a black man died after
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a police officer held his knee on flow
Internet for nearly 9 minutes protesters
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continue demanding an end to police
violence and equal treatment before the law
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their grievances are supported by
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a majority of Americans and have already
inspired many cities and state governments
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to rethink how police do their jobs and
the damage racism causes in the United
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States we talked with several immigrants
from Africa to hear their thoughts on the
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protests and the problem that field them
today and tomorrow we'll share their
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comments Joe Tolu only
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a Nigerian American who lives in Wake Forest
North. Karolina says the problems that
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protesters are angry about are real
concerns for him and he has spoken to his 3
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sons about the repeated reports of police
or violence against black men in the u.s.
00:24:03
Battle group realized.
It was Dad I know it's.
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Hard to believe 'd you are for us. You know
Dad there's Or that's this and lots and
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. You leave the. Middle the
source and it's there's
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a lot of people use i double negative as
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a not something I would do for you.
Because yeah let's start in muscle.
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Like that will in New York who
daybreak heem who came to the u.s.
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From Sudan says reports of police of
violence against people of color war 8
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for I think maybe one thing that shifted
is that now that and I've been living here
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I've been feeling
00:24:49
a little bit more concerned about my own
safety because again in Sudan you know I'm
00:24:54
just sitting knees or I'm just I'm not
really my skin tone and this country I am
00:24:58
black and that's how he was seen walking
outside and just hoping that I don't come
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in close contact with law enforcement
in any rate shape I mean it's enough as
00:25:08
a Muslim African coming to this
country and being stopped at j.f.k.
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Or and being questioned for being
Muslim and being taking a room in
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a bath not in my surroundings and not with
my family navigating all of that it's
00:25:23
definitely concerning love mean somebody
who lives in the northern state of
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Minnesota says the United States gave him
sanctuary when he came here 18 years ago
00:25:34
from the Gumby and he says while he's
grateful to live in the United States and
00:25:39
says it is
00:25:40
a beacon of hope for many but he says the
police and dead 7 black Americans at the
00:25:45
hands of police. And the protests show that
some things need to change if you look
00:25:52
out the this between the wide release and
give my only decent time so 40 seconds
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will be called to dance always. I see you
know I'm going to do is the way the horse
00:26:05
that you know he's been when he 1st lady
in the forty's the way he did you we've
00:26:11
actually seen the why not if your producer
explains that he the black people are
00:26:17
not obliged to you because we're going to
like you were that idea and so do you.
00:26:22
Expect the sat nav to speak for yourself
so this thing this thing is driving these
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tornadoes have to be
00:26:29
a crisis if the United States you know
want to be about to be going to somebody
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like many American citizens thinks the
United States can do better that it has
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tomorrow will bring you more comments from
members of the African Diaspora on the
00:26:46
black lives matter and movement.
And that wraps up this edition of
00:26:52
African news tonight is will he be in
Washington for all the latest developments on
00:26:58
the continent 24 seventh's
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Sonny Young in Washington let's
00:28:05
tipoff Thursday's show with a sunny side
00:28:09
a sports birthday salute to Hall of Fame
basketball player Dick Kim Dae mood.
00:28:16
The Congolese giant was born
June 25th 1966 and Kinshasa
00:28:23
writing at his Facebook page to Cambay
says and I quote I am blessed to
00:28:30
celebrate another birthday in
this beautiful world God made 54
00:28:37
years old a father husband and
00:28:40
a mentor to many youth I am still
making the difference to can be
00:28:47
a mood Tombo has made
00:28:48
a big difference off the basketball
court through his humanitarian work.
00:28:56
Is
00:28:56
a long time supporter of Special Olympics
for athletes with intellectual disabilities
00:29:04
He's also worked very hard to improve
public health in his Democratic Republic of
00:29:10
Congo homeland one of those biggest
humanitarian achievements occurred 13 years
00:29:17
ago when the baby Jamba removed Tombo
hospital opened on the outskirts of
00:29:23
Kinshasa the $29000000.00 hospital
is named for Dick can based late
00:29:30
mother also celebrating
00:29:32
a birthday on this Thursday is another
Hall of Fame basketball center happy
00:29:39
78th birthday to Willis Reed who helped
lead the New York Knicks to n.b.a.
00:29:45
Titles in 1007. And 1973
Willis Reed was the
00:29:52
N.B.A.'s Rookie Of The Year in 1965
the N.B.A.'s Most Valuable Player in
00:29:59
1970 and 7 time and be
00:30:03
a all star elsewhere Indiana Pacers
guard Malcolm Brogden has tested
00:30:10
positive for the corona virus
just weeks before the n.b.a.
00:30:15
Is scheduled to resume its season
in Orlando Florida the coronavirus
00:30:21
pandemic has shut down many sporting
events 2 of the latest casualties
00:30:28
are the Burlington and New York City
marathons which have been canceled for this
00:30:34
year the
00:30:35
a piece Julie Walker reports on the New
York cancellation It's the world's largest
00:30:41
marathon 26.2 miles through all 5
boroughs and the New York Road says it's
00:30:46
canceling because the race poses too many
health and safety concerns the race was
00:30:50
scheduled for November 1st and usually has
more than $50000.00 runners those who
00:30:55
are consistent betting
this year will be offered
00:30:57
a full refund for guaranteed entry for any
of the next 3 years Mayor Bill de Blasio
00:31:03
says the city looks forward to hosting the
15 years running of the marathon with
00:31:07
them are $72021.00 Julie Walker New York
hello sports fans this is part of God
00:31:14
might of been someone from Kenya you are
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shuttle and Africa Center for Disease
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pandemic by Scroop
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a mistake in the public interest
from the. Video ways Jim
00:32:08
Stevenson included tennis auto racing
and horse racing news in is latest
00:32:14
game room sports podcast but Jens
opening pitch was baseball as we hear
00:32:21
now I'm Jim Stevenson Welcome to the game.
00:32:44
Major League Baseball is back owners and
players finally agreed to terms for
00:32:49
a 60 game season late Tuesday the announcement
comes after months of back and forth
00:32:55
between both sides with players demanding
owners stick to their word and pay
00:33:00
prorated salaries agreed to in March the
players have agreed to start training camp
00:33:05
in the 1st week of July games will follow
later the last part of the agreement was
00:33:10
on health and safety protocols how that
will play out remains to be seen as the
00:33:15
Philadelphia Phillies just announced
multiple cases of coronavirus after several
00:33:20
players began training at the team facility
in Florida several teams including the
00:33:25
World Series champion Washington Nationals
have moved back to their home ballparks
00:33:29
to finish training.
00:33:42
As we have stated unequivocally there is
no place for racism in Nascar and there's
00:33:47
. Only strengthens our resolve to make this
court open and welcoming to all Nascar
00:33:52
president Steve Phelps said Monday that
the Federal Bureau of Investigation would
00:33:57
be looking into the discovery of
00:33:59
a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway
garage stall of bubble Wallace
00:34:04
NASCAR's only black full
time driver. Of the f.b.i.
00:34:09
And they are currently on site. And they've
started their investigation obviously
00:34:15
this is
00:34:15
a very very serious act and we take it is.
We will do everything in our power to
00:34:21
make sure that. Whoever has committed this
act and comes to justice and comes to
00:34:27
light Phelps of the news was
found Sunday afternoon by
00:34:30
a crew member he did not identify and
security was notified he said security had
00:34:35
been stepped up and the f.b.i.
00:34:37
Had arrived at the track just 2 hours
before Monday's postponed race he also
00:34:42
informed Wallace you know it's
00:34:43
a difficult moment for. Typical moments
for me but you know he's handled it with
00:34:50
a great ideas and old you know everything
that's happened over the last few weeks
00:34:53
Wallace himself was upbeat as he spoke on
the track with invited fans behind him
00:34:58
distorted changing. Video to have an answer
sir not we're not mask but I want to
00:35:04
show you ever it was that
you know you're taking
00:35:07
a much time. And going to
keep. Their part a spare for
00:35:13
a long time still kind of Ricky
sort of various places that we had
00:35:17
a good race going today in our introduction
Chevrolet but. Again. Just the
00:35:24
stars it on. We want today good news came
as quickly as the cars that race on the
00:35:31
track the f.b.i.
00:35:33
Determine the news which turned out to be
00:35:35
a garage door full has been in the garage
since last year meaning Wallace had not
00:35:40
been the target of
00:35:41
a hate crime before the answer was known
the incident had rally Nascar officials
00:35:45
and drivers alike to come. Wallace in
support of the track the prince still has
00:35:50
trouble in the hardest thing I've ever
had to witness in my life. All the
00:35:54
supporters from drivers from crew members
hey I'm still smiling long we can animate
00:36:00
probably
00:36:00
a couple weeks probably couple months
amid recent racial protests in the United
00:36:04
States while the us had successfully
pushed the Stock Car Series to ban the
00:36:08
Confederate flag a vestige of the u.s.
00:36:11
Civil war and it's been used
less than 2 weeks ago. And
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Your camera chance. Just one. Such things.
00:36:58
Like so they are pretty satisfied. I don't
know how that is true this story trainer
00:37:03
Barkley Tagg enjoyed watching jockey many
Franco take his 3 year old colt tis the
00:37:08
law to victory in the 1st leg of horse
racing's Triple Crown really got away well
00:37:13
although he got in
00:37:14
a position of like he will be lucky if you
have the 1st 3 or 4 horses and settle
00:37:18
back just
00:37:19
a little bit off the rail if you can imagine
that if he likes it that way there's I
00:37:22
want to get away which runs well that way
and the way he said he knew the sort of
00:37:27
the horses want to go out it will
be in the front and hit it off
00:37:30
a lot more you know fans were in the
stands at the Belmont Stakes in New York
00:37:35
traditionally the last of the 3 Triple
Crown races tag says the absence of
00:37:39
a roaring crowd might have been an advantage
for his horse out and out against the
00:37:44
ways because it got to
where you know it was to
00:37:45
a lot more is already here. That machine
makes this stuff. I'm not afraid of that
00:37:52
you do it with a young horse just like
tissue and have it easy trip from 2001 of
00:37:58
a racist attack thought the event
might have been good to have at least
00:38:01
a few spectators present or I think it would
have provided all that hope for people
00:38:06
that don't see outdoor sport. Like I
say they did in a stray she finished
00:38:11
a crazy wild about horse
racing anyway and says it was
00:38:15
a beautiful ration your full day racing
in total awfully well and I'm not just
00:38:20
saying that it was anything let alone smooth.
Make anybody excited to come back so
00:38:26
I would think Todd will take his the long
to the next race the Kentucky Derby the
00:38:31
Preakness in Baltimore will finish this
year's Triple Crown series postponed
00:38:35
because of the current virus pandemics.
World number one men's tennis player Novak
00:38:42
Djokovic of Serbia has become the highest
profile athlete to be diagnosed with
00:38:47
coronavirus joke of it was the
face behind the Adrian tour
00:38:52
a series of exhibition of events that
began in Belgrade and moved designed our
00:38:56
Croatia this past weekend both Serbia ad
Croatia had recently relaxed restrictions
00:39:01
because of the pandemic Bosenova choose
Croatia's interior minister says he would
00:39:07
say autopen is quote for the. Whole
ocean a subsidy and this is really
00:39:13
a bad example of misbehavior of people and
question but I think it will make other
00:39:18
people more careful from now on it is
00:39:21
a warning for organizers of events like
this it owners of restaurants and other
00:39:25
aspects that measures have to be respected
that's the only way how they can keep
00:39:29
their businesses open we have our health
inspectors coming here adn see what they
00:39:34
can find out. So I think that I expect
to see on their show put on our show to
00:39:39
tennis players ranked among the Top 40 in
the world have tested positive for the
00:39:42
virus after being involved in the competition
Grigor Dimitrov and his. Conan born
00:39:48
a corage have confirmed they also have
the virus Alan medics chief epidemiology
00:39:53
just in the region of confirmed officials
were tracking who the players came in
00:39:57
contact with soon that she would make counter
epidemic measures in all places that
00:40:04
these positive tennis players have been
moving restaurants bars etc We are also
00:40:09
testing all people that had interaction
with some of these places we will determine
00:40:14
who will be sent to self
isolation of course it is only
00:40:18
a 2020 tennis season like all sports has
been massively impacted by the pandemic
00:40:24
Wimbledon was originally supposed to
start next week but has been cancelled
00:40:28
outright the current plan is for Grand
Slam tennis to return of the us open Aug
00:40:33
31st with a delayed French Open in September
and October thanks Jim that's my v.o.a.
00:40:39
Colleague Jim Stevenson Jim has
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rugby Africa recently cancelled its
00:41:36
2020 season because of the coronavirus
pandemic for reaction Iron Mike
00:41:43
called Cape Town South Africa where he
reached the head coach. Nigeria's national
00:41:49
men's rugby team Bronson we're
00:41:52
a tough one to be honest with you good
and bad good in terms of that we need to
00:41:57
keep people safe and taking when lies
into consideration and that is the major
00:42:02
thing so for me not playing this year will
combine with nations in Africa back so
00:42:07
much that it is struggling to mention is
Nigeria and you could be dismissed as lost
00:42:13
in $29000.00 so we're always trying to play
catch up to the tier one nations and to
00:42:19
a nation is very difficult when there's no
mention at all been engaging mentally is
00:42:23
. During lockdown in an invidious and so
then trying to prepare him for whenever I
00:42:29
come back but it's tough now there is
no mention because the guys with this
00:42:34
basically do nothing for that is the in
and say why does it even why must I train
00:42:38
Why am I doing this and they will be so
many months from many other questions you
00:42:41
know also because to keep the guys to do
these things for no what I make of it is
00:42:46
basically and so that's basically my take
on it now that it's canceled but like I
00:42:51
said the human part of it and this is going
to advise not being done and around the
00:42:57
Nigerian and the African countries to play
basically has to be no no speak to it at
00:43:04
all cost that I've been ations
00:43:06
a lot of money to make sure that all the
safety and all in place which the Tier one
00:43:11
nations can afford and basically not which
many African countries I mean we are
00:43:16
free and I mean
00:43:17
a chanson Africa going to be long we want
to play it and me which. Of these when
00:43:23
they starting over the 1st in Africa
is 50 odd states. The other countries.
00:43:30
In. Africa in play the difference in those
of Africa and the money and the only
00:43:36
ones from Africa that participated in the
in the why don't we World Cup and then
00:43:40
basically in the Tier one nations if you
can call it that and then maybe adjust
00:43:45
just makes everybody belong. Infinity
00:43:48
a one nations like South Africa everybody
else also belongs to that so there's
00:43:52
about $4050.00 order that even if it's at
00:43:55
a lower level everybody must belong to
the Africa. We have this group we retain
00:44:01
popularity among African founds Africans
are not that big because of the safety
00:44:08
because they cross to play the game
everybody disks. We need so many other
00:44:14
things like I think you have to play besides
your broods to be like particular like
00:44:20
you do and so forth and it's also the
picnic space that goes with it in terms of
00:44:25
scrummaging and so forth so I don't think
that I mean is is among the top 5 schools
00:44:31
in Africa to be honest
with these football as
00:44:34
a way to nothing the other things of fellows
like. The sling in the in boxing and
00:44:39
those sort of things but I'm. Not one of
the top priorities to be honest no so
00:44:45
that's why it's a problem
in terms of funding
00:44:47
a lot of individual players from every good
thing to stand out and make it and when
00:44:52
they could play for other countries like
South Africa and France about this case
00:44:55
including about peace into it and it comes
from Zimbabwe about as good on 100 peace
00:45:00
measures for the Springboks and won
00:45:01
a World Cup you think about guys that came
from very close and so forth and that
00:45:08
was also the captain of France on these
individuals that make it but they leave and
00:45:12
also to give other African countries an
opportunity to play on the world stage
00:45:16
we've seen it with Kenya and Uganda to
really get me and we need a 2nd basically
00:45:21
a sit in like a sieve and see this
constant thing that happens on
00:45:25
a regular basis not only one source and
that will grow the popularity for we are
00:45:30
free. To make currently the way forward
and see what I'll be thinking positive 2
00:45:36
nations are below I see it happening next
year not now so things going to happen
00:45:41
now or to the 2 nations and that's that's
basically it. Is to see by see what will
00:45:47
happen. What happened in the club
and in an. International level and
00:45:55
play in the West and concede is not.
00:46:02
In the one that's what I said
and I. Actually hope we get.
00:46:10
To nation again just to
give us the opportunity.
00:46:18
For the future of the. National. Interests
and things in place before he mentions
00:46:24
and that's Bronson we're the head coach of
Nigeria's national men's rugby team and
00:46:31
he spoke with Iron Mike Cambone Yeah on the
telephone from Cape Town South Africa.
00:46:46
My Voice of America colleague when Newton
says the Reds Liverpool are on the verge
00:46:53
of lifting the Premier League trophy after
Wednesday's victory over Crystal Palace
00:46:59
and Glen joins us now sporty gratings Quinn
sporting greeting Sammy Liverpool were
00:47:05
just 6 points away from guaranteeing their
1st Premier League title in 30 years
00:47:11
before the global pandemic suspended the
season and the imposed lot down threatened
00:47:17
to deny the Reds
00:47:18
a chance to clinch the title now with their
4 nil victory against Crystal Palace
00:47:24
Liverpool are 2 points from the Championship
following Wednesday's match manager
00:47:29
you're going club spoke to reporters from
and field and said his boys are hungry
00:47:35
for the title should just read
how much this team bumps into.
00:47:44
The wishlist of people look great. We
have all the common dream. And we have to
00:47:51
work for it and we have to work our way
for it. And we can play it pretty good
00:47:57
stuff that all of us do to Wednesday's match
was played inside an empty stadium but
00:48:03
not long after the Liverpool anthem your
Never Walk Alone was played Britain's
00:48:08
Trent Alexander Arnold fired off
00:48:10
a perfectly curled free kick to put
Liverpool on the board it did send star
00:48:16
Mahomet's allowed double the score just
before half time then Brazilian for Benaud
00:48:22
and Sadie Manet of Senegal scored in the
2nd half to sweep the Reds to victory
00:48:28
you're going club could not help but marvel
at his side's performance and said the
00:48:33
spirits of the fans were with them should
be short the question. Was exceptional
00:48:40
and outstanding all the goals we scored
books are chalk and much are usually the 2
00:48:47
karting starts are. Going to be really
improved and we can improve I don't know but
00:48:52
it's all important to just on.
This side of the shuttle.
00:49:00
Our supporters the respect
thank you sir. We're not here
00:49:07
yet cautious incredible things without
thinking going in this weather here.
00:49:16
Tonight because you mentioned this game
would have happened. With 3 shots out of
00:49:20
people in the stadium. And emotions should
have been going to say that would be
00:49:27
incredible fun of each other than
00:49:29
a moment so it was important to show respect
to people in the course of what goes
00:49:33
through tonight a lot
Liverpool have racked up
00:49:37
a total of $86.00 points and are $23.00
points ahead of 2nd place Manchester City
00:49:44
Liverpool could be crowned champions as
early as Thursday. A if Man City fails to
00:49:49
win their match at Chelsea but win or lose
Liverpool are set to face Man City in
00:49:55
early July and club says that his sole
purpose for watching their upcoming match I
00:50:02
watch
00:50:02
a game. To know what it is doing to local
shelters to look to play them because
00:50:09
. That's what we've got good
enough except I don't think it's.
00:50:17
Things like that so wonderfully this game
tonight. These results are not sure what
00:50:24
a little game I would think it was
00:50:25
a. Lot of. Risk. But it happens and club
00:50:32
says his victory against Crystal
Palace is one he will savor for
00:50:37
a long time this game last. Night
this is for us that's what we want to
00:50:43
be that's what we have to show. Everybody
the Premier League title is within reach
00:50:49
for Liverpool and they could Clinton if
Man City loses or draws on Thursday their
00:50:55
match up with Chelsea follows 2 fixtures
11th placed Arsenal is said to face
00:51:00
Southampton who are 14th in the league and
16th place what for it are looking to
00:51:06
win consecutive away matches at Burnley who
are currently in 12th place state isn't
00:51:12
everyone and that is all from the back
over to you Sunny thanks Quinn That's my
00:51:18
video with colleague Gwen taking
00:51:21
a look at the Premier League goal scoring
chart Jamie Vardy of Leicester City leads
00:51:27
with 19 goals and Barty is followed
by 2 African stars Japanese
00:51:34
striker Pierre Emberg Obama yang
of Arsenal has 17 goals and
00:51:40
Egyptian star most Sala who Gwen mentioned
in her report also has scored 7.
00:51:47
Team goals for Liverpool and yes I
think the Reds of Liverpool will
00:51:54
soon be celebrating their 1st per
milliliter trophy and 30 years.
00:52:08
And that wraps up the June 25th edition
of the show thank you for tuning in m
00:52:15
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a surge of covert 19 infections in some us
States has government leaders taking a.
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The number of u.s.
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Workers claiming unemployment compensation
declined last week nearly another
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1500000 laid off us were wreckers filed
for unemployment 14 straight week the
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figure had damped but the figure was down
only slightly from just above 1500000
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each of the last 2 weeks all unusually big
figures for the world's largest economy
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thousands of u.s.
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Businesses have reopened after the shutdowns
mandated 3 months ago by the pandemic
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but many are still laying off workers the
Eiffel Tower One of France's most iconic
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landmarks reopened for the 1st time Thursday
the opening coming after it was forced
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to close its doors for months due to the
coronavirus France was hit badly by the
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virus recording nearly 30000 deaths
and more than 161000 confirmed cases
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as president Emmanuel McCrone faced
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a heavy criticism regarding his government's
management of the outbreak reinstating
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access to the famed site is yet another
sign of Europe's slow recovery as the
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continent struggles to balance restarting
the economy with public safety concerns
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Japan's defense minister Taro Kono said
Thursday the country will not deploy the
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u.s. Made
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a land based ages to shore missile defense
system it was intended to protect Japan
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from North Korean threats the announcement
comes one week after Conan said the
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deployment would be suspended due to the
safety of civilians near the tsunami base
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in Yamaguchi
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a discovery was made in the current
design of the system that it could not be
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guaranteed rocket boosters from the missiles
would not fall outside of the base.
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Australia's largest airline plans to cut
at least 6000 jobs and keep 15000 more
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workers on extended furlough as it tries
to survive the coronavirus pandemic chief
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executive Alan Joyce says the airline
has to become smaller as it braces for
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several years of lower revenues
Mexican president under
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a small Well Lopez Obrador said Thursday
his chief of staff and Mexican ministers
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for the economy and foreign affairs
will join him on his upcoming visit to
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Washington d.c.
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To meet President Donald Trump Lopez Obrador
said Wednesday he would likely meet
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with his American counterpart in
early July to mark the start of
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a new North American trade deal more
international headlines on v.o.a.
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This is Africa news tonight. Live.
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In Washington here is
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what's coming up on Africa news tonight
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don't do it in 50000000 in that in putting
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that the Syrian Foreign that the u.n.
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Food and Agriculture Organization
on the likelihood of
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a 2nd generation of locusts in East
Africa details coming up also the
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largest ever outbreak in the East India
seat has been declared over after nearly 2
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years and more than 2200 dead and
Malawi's Electoral Commission has started
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and now seeing preliminary results from
Tuesday's that Iran election all these and
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more ahead on African lose tonight
we start with our top story. Several
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countries in East Africa are facing yet
another wave of desert locust infestation
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as 2nd generation swarms continue to form
in the region the bulk are expected to
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hit the northern Kenya and spread through
Ethiopia South Sudan and Somalia in the
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coming weeks from the Kenyan capital
Nairobi Vili's the Ruben Jumma reports in
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Kenya billions of locust on now found in
the $700.00 northern counties of to Qana
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and mother saw be posing
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a considerable threat to crops and postures
cited Ferrand is that team leader for
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East Africa at the un Food and
Agriculture Organization or f
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o the seam of the 2 countries.
Kenya 3 countries we have.
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Control of correction quite
successful Kenya. We are
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reducing the number of interested.
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Counties remaining now. From Kenya
say this Rahm's will migrate
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nor the once to the summer braiding areas
in Sudan in Ethiopia where they will my 2
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a quickly and lay eggs some farmers
like George County are what he had. To.
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Get the message Don't let the good observers
here he says we are concerned because
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we hear the Aries
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a new wave of lock us we likely strike
again and the options it would be devised
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stating a little bit of
us here talk to me get
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a vet and say's the new locust outbreak
is likely to threaten food supplies in
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a region already reeling from floods and
the impact of call the 19 the spring of
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pesticides launched in February as seen
locust investigations decline rapidly as
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a result of control operations as the f.a.
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Or explains We have been controlling
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a 1000000 extra altogether
potentially killing over.
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50000000000 insects since the beginning
of the your calendar the threat remains
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real as we have
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a new generation breeding now in Kenya
2nd reading generation will be leaving
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Sudan in May that wad bank approved
500000000 dollars to help countries in East
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Africa deal with the problem in Ethiopia
control operations continue against
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operands and news farms that are forming
in the east and north east smaller
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operations are underway in central and
northern Somalia Kenneth Kemp. She won t.
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Is a set late information on
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a least from the Climate Prediction Center
the damage so far has been very heavy in
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Ethiopia and central and north and Somalia
in Ethiopia already from the 1st wave
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and part of
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a 2nd wave 1300000 hectares of grazing land
was already affected 200000 hectares of
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crops or is was already affected
in Somalia expecting even
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a niger damage because this conflict in
Somalia is also the 1000 the un sees some
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hope abounds from Yemen likely to migrate
to northern Somalia and North East
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Ethiopia Ruben viewing means Nairobi
the 2nd largest epilog break on record
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has been declared over after nearly
2 years and more than 2200 deaths
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Reuters quoted in the Democratic Republic
of Congo's the minister attorney long
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golden though as saying the outbreak was
the country's longest most complex and
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deadliest d.-r.
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C has suffered 11 Evola outbreaks since
the virus was discovered in nearly
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a river in 1976 this one in the
country's east took place in
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a conflict zone that complicated the
international effort to eradicate it 2 days
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good news however according to The
Associated Press is being overshadowed by
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enormous health challenges still facing
the Congo the world's largest missiles
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epidemic the rising threat
of covert 19 and another new
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a ball outbreak in the north Malawi's
Electoral Commission has started announcing
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preliminary results from Tuesday's
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a rerun of last year's tainted presidential
election my lovelies media yesterday
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gave opposition leader
Lazarus check away or
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a comfortable 55 percent of the votes. To
incumbent president Peter I'm wondering
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because 40 percent lawmakers she
now reports from Blantyre in
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a court sanctioned to rely
on presenting Metallica
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a leader of the Democratic progressive but
in is running against it as an. Aide of
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the opposition and. I didn't want to be
that while many of the open. Movement
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for Democrats am announcing Verizon's at
their main diocese in death is the new
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bland diet electoral commission. Said
their commission had they received
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results from to deceive of the gun klystron
data districts headed out to retailers
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from free destry if she had 0 miles.
Where they faced to submit to the county
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ballots to the Talisay down very
valid for. Vince to be kind of
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a lover so we're
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a good 2981 votes and Peter
Goonan it was Dr one for him and
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good fit in 7 votes while at
the bottom of 30 coffee d.b.p.
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Got 1690 votes. In the results from
the other 2 districts raised into
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Metallica was
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a leading while Jack without came 2nd
and last Baghdad is said as of days the
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morning and their commission had finished
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a very final results from about one 5th
of the districts and it will Mr Peter
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veriest So we continue to emphasize that
we are committed to get this job done as
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soon as possible we wouldn't want to create
in uncertainty by dealing with growth
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needlessly you have algorithms commitment
come this evening you shall see
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significant progress in the number of.
Districts who manage to clear however the
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media including the state owned
Broadcasting Corporation said where I had
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a strong lead with
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a 55 percent of the vote. Bad too for the
best for me is knowing God there's this
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it really general of the
mc be he told If you
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a body does not expect the changes from the
figures that the local media announced
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because those figures reflected what they
buy decode it did from it's when it does
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they can there be some slight changes
because unlike in the past what the
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commission is now doing according to the
law is to move out of the now and void
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forms so in some cases they are determining
that. Shouldn't have been in now on
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void there might be some small small changes
but more mature enough to change and I
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think the. Officials for all men but
if they buy this a spokesperson
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a new course dozy local radio
station that he will after.
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Its announcement. Is expected
to announce final results
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within 80 days from the day of voting
as required by the law. For viewing
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Blantyre easy appears in Oxman to that it
will start filling its massive blue NY
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dam project the next month has sparked
anger in Egypt and the dispute has reached
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the United Nations Security Council
William Davison the International Crisis
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Group's senior analyst for
Ethiopia spoke to v.o.a.
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Salim Celeborn and begins by explaining the
role of the international community has
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played so far. Is that
the person who is now
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focused around the United Nations
Security Council. And that's because the
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negotiations resumed on the 9th of June but
then they broke up again on the 17th of
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June without an agreement and just
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a couple of days later Egypt wrote its 2nd
letter to the Security Council this time
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asking for an urgent meeting on the
matter and calling to be in the situation
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around it as
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a potential threat to international peace
and security he has replied rejecting all
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these allegations but the point is at the
moment we're not in the negotiations and
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instead it's this sort of process of
diplomatic escalation and it was in the
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aftermath of the latest breakdown of
negotiations that we had this intervention
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from the National Security Council in
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a tweet I think it should be noted we
haven't seen too many other signs of u.s.
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Government taking
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a position in the last few days so at the
moment the tweet is somewhat isolated but
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the claim and the position that the n.s.c.
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Seem to be expressing there was something
along the lines of the Egyptian position
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that it was Ethiopian intransigent which
has prevented the parties from coming to
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an agreement now and you
can imagine there's
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a great bit of claim and counterclaim over
that but what we can say is that in the
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last round of negotiations the issue that
the process most prominently stumbled on
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was legal issues and I was relating to
whether the agreement they were trying to
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sign is going to be
legally binding on not as
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a lot more detail behind that but essentially
Egypt in Sudan disagreed opposed the
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Ethiopian position that it would not be
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a fully binding international treaty Why
has it escalated to this level and we
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taking it to the Security Council resolve
issues is 2 ways branching out one would
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be explain what Egypt trying to the other
would be to give. Prices crude be on it.
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I think obviously what Egypt is trying
to do is to rally as much international
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support for its position including most
prominently and most obviously for. In the
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u.s.
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Government. It seems to think that international
pressure whether from the un I see
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. Over the problem in
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a related activity stemming from it being
raised internationally Egypt seem to
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think that well I. Suppose it's killing
plans or get Ethiopia to sign an
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agreement which it otherwise was not willing
to do now as far as we are concerned
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a Crisis Group there is no evidence there
is no suggestion that Ethiopia is not
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going to kill the Renaissance start killing
renaissance that next month there is
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also no sign no clear sign that he
is willing to submit to increased
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international pressure on this matter and
in fact there are plenty of signs that
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Ethiopia is set up is in the mood to
resist any international pressure on this
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matter because of course we saw plenty of
pressure from the us government. So Egypt
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is following
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a policy all diplomatic relations try to
increase the pressure but it isn't really
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clear outside observers why
they think that is going to be
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a successful strategy given their stated
aims that was William division d.d.
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National Crisis Group She ran a list
for you the opium speaking would be
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a way shell and shell of. South Africa this
week became the 1st African country to
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begin trialing
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a vaccine against over 19 the test
will involve 2000 volunteers and the
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1st participant as built in rolled the
World Health Organization says hundreds of
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medical teams around the world are working
towards and even isolation and it
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welcomes Africa's participation in the
search there and Taylor reports Professor
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Silliman research chairs the Africa regional
immunization advisory group for the
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World Health Organization She's also. One
of the scientists involved in testing
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a possible vaccine in addition receives
parts of the international coalition for
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epidemic preparedness and innovation
or Seppi it was established in 2017
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of the several Ebola outbreaks in West
Africa receive explains that said he
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develops effects scenes against emerging
pathogen threats. The only facts things
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that were in development came from the
northern hemisphere they were developed in
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China they were developed in the u.k.
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In the us and from more developed economies
who were able to change rapidly and
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look at their own technologies and new
even to the acts in development almost all
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the current $270.00 trials to find
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a covered $900.00 vaccine or in the world
richer countries re says this Concord to
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new we really need to have facts since tried
and tested throughout the world in all
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populations and there are several reasons
for that one is that we want to know the
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facts in some safe and effective in Oak
Park elections and to do that we need to
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then have this global spread the 2nd reason
she says is to allow every day people
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to contribute towards curing coronavirus
not just scientists if you talk to people
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participating in trials they'll often say
the reason I want to do it is because I
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want to give back or I know somebody who
has that disease and I want to protect I
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don't want to see that happening again
release points out that covered 19 is
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a threat to everyone
everywhere and because this is
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a global pandemic and needs to be that
opportunity for many people around the world
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to be able to express that solidarity
and that global culture but this isn't
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happening she says instead there's vaccine
nationalism in fact thanks in production
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is being ring fenced for particular countries
and obviously the richer countries in
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the rich areas are trying to say my country
1st and all my citizens 1st resolve is
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for immunization to be available
to everyone no matter where
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a vaccine is developed there might and
will have to be parity zation because the
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amount of that scene available to begin
with will be limited and we might have to
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think about that such as health care workers
1st but what we are arguing is that it
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cannot be My Country My Country only 1st
so what started off. Reese also refers to
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an incident in April that
caused outrage in Africa
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a prominent French doctor suggested
that the continent be used as
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a testing ground for a vaccine
he framed his statement in such
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a way that many Africans interpreted it
to mean that their lives didn't matter as
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much as say Europeans really says this has
caused some in Africa to question the
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value of the continent's participation
in vaccine tests we have to counter that
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with the arguments that say actually we
want to be in charge we want to consciously
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we want to be part of this scientific
endeavor she believes this is
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a very powerful way to ensure that Africa
gets fair access to future vaccines for
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v.o.a.
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News Derren Taylor in Johannesburg the
cost of living in Zimbabwe continues to
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increase following
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a series of price increases adding to
inflation that has eroded incomes the latest
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price hike is feeling which was increased
by 150 percent because I don't know why
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she has the details mission with the t.
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Or is this boss person of among committed
roll teachers union of Zimbabwe he'd be
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more of the recent price increase the
prices of goods and services to get almost
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middle of the 50 percent salary increase
in could be done loads but the government
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does resist put only you would you know
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a little income you've been due to receive
to 50 percent salary increment into the
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called the lowest He says that civil
service salaries have been ever did before
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they have even received them with. The
announcement of the salary increases and
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there isn't creation of
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a new foreign currency auction system. To
the price hikes fuel prices rose by 150
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percent this week after the government
and it's fixed. Extensive steam for the
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country's currency the ira to just dollar
instead the current will be traded
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through
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a wiki auction at the cross is an economist
and the member of the central bank's
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money that it plays. The
rapid increase in retail
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prices over the past 2 years 18 months
really has been proved to be driven by
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the depreciation in the local currency we've
gone from where the local currency was
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equal to one us down to the
beginning of 2019 which
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a day it's trading. Open market
is about 100 to one he ends there
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needs to be controlled but it does not
foresee that happening in the short term in
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the meantime he say's there is need for
salaries if you. Well depends on how
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quickly or just wages because if
you just keep. Up the means that
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your army or it's happening now and.
Therefore your average problem is very much
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worse than it was
00:22:03
a year ago. The bulk of what incumbency has
been in the market and that has driven
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inflation but the recently introduced
options for foreign exchange will not there
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but. It's been over the past few years
by drought and shortages of currency in
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foreign exchange which led to inflation
and shortages of medicines and fuel
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the inflation is top 700 percent increase
and once the combination pandemic is true
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the economic war is international trade and
domestic if slowed while the government
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struggles to pay for health care needs for
the Only this is could this now I think
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from 4 weeks the United States has seen
daily protests against racism sparked by
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the death of George Floyd in the u.s.
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City of Minneapolis Minnesota in
May Floyd a black man died after
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a police officer held his knee on flow
Internet for nearly 9 minutes protesters
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continue demanding an end to police
violence and equal treatment before the law
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their grievances are supported by
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a majority of Americans and have already
inspired many cities and state governments
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to rethink how police do their jobs and
the damage racism causes in the United
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States we talked with several immigrants
from Africa to hear their thoughts on the
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protests and the problem that field them
today and tomorrow we'll share their
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comments Joe Tolu only
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a Nigerian American who lives in Wake Forest
North. Karolina says the problems that
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protesters are angry about are real
concerns for him and he has spoken to his 3
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sons about the repeated reports of police
or violence against black men in the u.s.
00:24:03
Battle group realized.
It was Dad I know it's.
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Hard to believe 'd you are for us. You know
Dad there's Or that's this and lots and
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. You leave the. Middle the
source and it's there's
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a lot of people use i double negative as
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a not something I would do for you.
Because yeah let's start in muscle.
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Like that will in New York who
daybreak heem who came to the u.s.
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From Sudan says reports of police of
violence against people of color war 8
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for I think maybe one thing that shifted
is that now that and I've been living here
00:24:48
I've been feeling
00:24:49
a little bit more concerned about my own
safety because again in Sudan you know I'm
00:24:54
just sitting knees or I'm just I'm not
really my skin tone and this country I am
00:24:58
black and that's how he was seen walking
outside and just hoping that I don't come
00:25:04
in close contact with law enforcement
in any rate shape I mean it's enough as
00:25:08
a Muslim African coming to this
country and being stopped at j.f.k.
00:25:13
Or and being questioned for being
Muslim and being taking a room in
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a bath not in my surroundings and not with
my family navigating all of that it's
00:25:23
definitely concerning love mean somebody
who lives in the northern state of
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Minnesota says the United States gave him
sanctuary when he came here 18 years ago
00:25:34
from the Gumby and he says while he's
grateful to live in the United States and
00:25:39
says it is
00:25:40
a beacon of hope for many but he says the
police and dead 7 black Americans at the
00:25:45
hands of police. And the protests show that
some things need to change if you look
00:25:52
out the this between the wide release and
give my only decent time so 40 seconds
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will be called to dance always. I see you
know I'm going to do is the way the horse
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that you know he's been when he 1st lady
in the forty's the way he did you we've
00:26:11
actually seen the why not if your producer
explains that he the black people are
00:26:17
not obliged to you because we're going to
like you were that idea and so do you.
00:26:22
Expect the sat nav to speak for yourself
so this thing this thing is driving these
00:26:28
tornadoes have to be
00:26:29
a crisis if the United States you know
want to be about to be going to somebody
00:26:34
like many American citizens thinks the
United States can do better that it has
00:26:41
tomorrow will bring you more comments from
members of the African Diaspora on the
00:26:46
black lives matter and movement.
And that wraps up this edition of
00:26:52
African news tonight is will he be in
Washington for all the latest developments on
00:26:58
the continent 24 seventh's
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Sonny Young in Washington let's
00:28:05
tipoff Thursday's show with a sunny side
00:28:09
a sports birthday salute to Hall of Fame
basketball player Dick Kim Dae mood.
00:28:16
The Congolese giant was born
June 25th 1966 and Kinshasa
00:28:23
writing at his Facebook page to Cambay
says and I quote I am blessed to
00:28:30
celebrate another birthday in
this beautiful world God made 54
00:28:37
years old a father husband and
00:28:40
a mentor to many youth I am still
making the difference to can be
00:28:47
a mood Tombo has made
00:28:48
a big difference off the basketball
court through his humanitarian work.
00:28:56
Is
00:28:56
a long time supporter of Special Olympics
for athletes with intellectual disabilities
00:29:04
He's also worked very hard to improve
public health in his Democratic Republic of
00:29:10
Congo homeland one of those biggest
humanitarian achievements occurred 13 years
00:29:17
ago when the baby Jamba removed Tombo
hospital opened on the outskirts of
00:29:23
Kinshasa the $29000000.00 hospital
is named for Dick can based late
00:29:30
mother also celebrating
00:29:32
a birthday on this Thursday is another
Hall of Fame basketball center happy
00:29:39
78th birthday to Willis Reed who helped
lead the New York Knicks to n.b.a.
00:29:45
Titles in 1007. And 1973
Willis Reed was the
00:29:52
N.B.A.'s Rookie Of The Year in 1965
the N.B.A.'s Most Valuable Player in
00:29:59
1970 and 7 time and be
00:30:03
a all star elsewhere Indiana Pacers
guard Malcolm Brogden has tested
00:30:10
positive for the corona virus
just weeks before the n.b.a.
00:30:15
Is scheduled to resume its season
in Orlando Florida the coronavirus
00:30:21
pandemic has shut down many sporting
events 2 of the latest casualties
00:30:28
are the Burlington and New York City
marathons which have been canceled for this
00:30:34
year the
00:30:35
a piece Julie Walker reports on the New
York cancellation It's the world's largest
00:30:41
marathon 26.2 miles through all 5
boroughs and the New York Road says it's
00:30:46
canceling because the race poses too many
health and safety concerns the race was
00:30:50
scheduled for November 1st and usually has
more than $50000.00 runners those who
00:30:55
are consistent betting
this year will be offered
00:30:57
a full refund for guaranteed entry for any
of the next 3 years Mayor Bill de Blasio
00:31:03
says the city looks forward to hosting the
15 years running of the marathon with
00:31:07
them are $72021.00 Julie Walker New York
hello sports fans this is part of God
00:31:14
might of been someone from Kenya you are
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00:31:31
shuttle and Africa Center for Disease
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00:31:38
pandemic by Scroop
00:31:39
a new boy with soap and water or
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00:32:01
a mistake in the public interest
from the. Video ways Jim
00:32:08
Stevenson included tennis auto racing
and horse racing news in is latest
00:32:14
game room sports podcast but Jens
opening pitch was baseball as we hear
00:32:21
now I'm Jim Stevenson Welcome to the game.
00:32:44
Major League Baseball is back owners and
players finally agreed to terms for
00:32:49
a 60 game season late Tuesday the announcement
comes after months of back and forth
00:32:55
between both sides with players demanding
owners stick to their word and pay
00:33:00
prorated salaries agreed to in March the
players have agreed to start training camp
00:33:05
in the 1st week of July games will follow
later the last part of the agreement was
00:33:10
on health and safety protocols how that
will play out remains to be seen as the
00:33:15
Philadelphia Phillies just announced
multiple cases of coronavirus after several
00:33:20
players began training at the team facility
in Florida several teams including the
00:33:25
World Series champion Washington Nationals
have moved back to their home ballparks
00:33:29
to finish training.
00:33:42
As we have stated unequivocally there is
no place for racism in Nascar and there's
00:33:47
. Only strengthens our resolve to make this
court open and welcoming to all Nascar
00:33:52
president Steve Phelps said Monday that
the Federal Bureau of Investigation would
00:33:57
be looking into the discovery of
00:33:59
a noose found in the Talladega Superspeedway
garage stall of bubble Wallace
00:34:04
NASCAR's only black full
time driver. Of the f.b.i.
00:34:09
And they are currently on site. And they've
started their investigation obviously
00:34:15
this is
00:34:15
a very very serious act and we take it is.
We will do everything in our power to
00:34:21
make sure that. Whoever has committed this
act and comes to justice and comes to
00:34:27
light Phelps of the news was
found Sunday afternoon by
00:34:30
a crew member he did not identify and
security was notified he said security had
00:34:35
been stepped up and the f.b.i.
00:34:37
Had arrived at the track just 2 hours
before Monday's postponed race he also
00:34:42
informed Wallace you know it's
00:34:43
a difficult moment for. Typical moments
for me but you know he's handled it with
00:34:50
a great ideas and old you know everything
that's happened over the last few weeks
00:34:53
Wallace himself was upbeat as he spoke on
the track with invited fans behind him
00:34:58
distorted changing. Video to have an answer
sir not we're not mask but I want to
00:35:04
show you ever it was that
you know you're taking
00:35:07
a much time. And going to
keep. Their part a spare for
00:35:13
a long time still kind of Ricky
sort of various places that we had
00:35:17
a good race going today in our introduction
Chevrolet but. Again. Just the
00:35:24
stars it on. We want today good news came
as quickly as the cars that race on the
00:35:31
track the f.b.i.
00:35:33
Determine the news which turned out to be
00:35:35
a garage door full has been in the garage
since last year meaning Wallace had not
00:35:40
been the target of
00:35:41
a hate crime before the answer was known
the incident had rally Nascar officials
00:35:45
and drivers alike to come. Wallace in
support of the track the prince still has
00:35:50
trouble in the hardest thing I've ever
had to witness in my life. All the
00:35:54
supporters from drivers from crew members
hey I'm still smiling long we can animate
00:36:00
probably
00:36:00
a couple weeks probably couple months
amid recent racial protests in the United
00:36:04
States while the us had successfully
pushed the Stock Car Series to ban the
00:36:08
Confederate flag a vestige of the u.s.
00:36:11
Civil war and it's been used
less than 2 weeks ago. And
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00:36:58
Like so they are pretty satisfied. I don't
know how that is true this story trainer
00:37:03
Barkley Tagg enjoyed watching jockey many
Franco take his 3 year old colt tis the
00:37:08
law to victory in the 1st leg of horse
racing's Triple Crown really got away well
00:37:13
although he got in
00:37:14
a position of like he will be lucky if you
have the 1st 3 or 4 horses and settle
00:37:18
back just
00:37:19
a little bit off the rail if you can imagine
that if he likes it that way there's I
00:37:22
want to get away which runs well that way
and the way he said he knew the sort of
00:37:27
the horses want to go out it will
be in the front and hit it off
00:37:30
a lot more you know fans were in the
stands at the Belmont Stakes in New York
00:37:35
traditionally the last of the 3 Triple
Crown races tag says the absence of
00:37:39
a roaring crowd might have been an advantage
for his horse out and out against the
00:37:44
ways because it got to
where you know it was to
00:37:45
a lot more is already here. That machine
makes this stuff. I'm not afraid of that
00:37:52
you do it with a young horse just like
tissue and have it easy trip from 2001 of
00:37:58
a racist attack thought the event
might have been good to have at least
00:38:01
a few spectators present or I think it would
have provided all that hope for people
00:38:06
that don't see outdoor sport. Like I
say they did in a stray she finished
00:38:11
a crazy wild about horse
racing anyway and says it was
00:38:15
a beautiful ration your full day racing
in total awfully well and I'm not just
00:38:20
saying that it was anything let alone smooth.
Make anybody excited to come back so
00:38:26
I would think Todd will take his the long
to the next race the Kentucky Derby the
00:38:31
Preakness in Baltimore will finish this
year's Triple Crown series postponed
00:38:35
because of the current virus pandemics.
World number one men's tennis player Novak
00:38:42
Djokovic of Serbia has become the highest
profile athlete to be diagnosed with
00:38:47
coronavirus joke of it was the
face behind the Adrian tour
00:38:52
a series of exhibition of events that
began in Belgrade and moved designed our
00:38:56
Croatia this past weekend both Serbia ad
Croatia had recently relaxed restrictions
00:39:01
because of the pandemic Bosenova choose
Croatia's interior minister says he would
00:39:07
say autopen is quote for the. Whole
ocean a subsidy and this is really
00:39:13
a bad example of misbehavior of people and
question but I think it will make other
00:39:18
people more careful from now on it is
00:39:21
a warning for organizers of events like
this it owners of restaurants and other
00:39:25
aspects that measures have to be respected
that's the only way how they can keep
00:39:29
their businesses open we have our health
inspectors coming here adn see what they
00:39:34
can find out. So I think that I expect
to see on their show put on our show to
00:39:39
tennis players ranked among the Top 40 in
the world have tested positive for the
00:39:42
virus after being involved in the competition
Grigor Dimitrov and his. Conan born
00:39:48
a corage have confirmed they also have
the virus Alan medics chief epidemiology
00:39:53
just in the region of confirmed officials
were tracking who the players came in
00:39:57
contact with soon that she would make counter
epidemic measures in all places that
00:40:04
these positive tennis players have been
moving restaurants bars etc We are also
00:40:09
testing all people that had interaction
with some of these places we will determine
00:40:14
who will be sent to self
isolation of course it is only
00:40:18
a 2020 tennis season like all sports has
been massively impacted by the pandemic
00:40:24
Wimbledon was originally supposed to
start next week but has been cancelled
00:40:28
outright the current plan is for Grand
Slam tennis to return of the us open Aug
00:40:33
31st with a delayed French Open in September
and October thanks Jim that's my v.o.a.
00:40:39
Colleague Jim Stevenson Jim has
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00:40:46
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00:40:50
News dot com. I'm Sunny Young in
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00:41:06
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rugby Africa recently cancelled its
00:41:36
2020 season because of the coronavirus
pandemic for reaction Iron Mike
00:41:43
called Cape Town South Africa where he
reached the head coach. Nigeria's national
00:41:49
men's rugby team Bronson we're
00:41:52
a tough one to be honest with you good
and bad good in terms of that we need to
00:41:57
keep people safe and taking when lies
into consideration and that is the major
00:42:02
thing so for me not playing this year will
combine with nations in Africa back so
00:42:07
much that it is struggling to mention is
Nigeria and you could be dismissed as lost
00:42:13
in $29000.00 so we're always trying to play
catch up to the tier one nations and to
00:42:19
a nation is very difficult when there's no
mention at all been engaging mentally is
00:42:23
. During lockdown in an invidious and so
then trying to prepare him for whenever I
00:42:29
come back but it's tough now there is
no mention because the guys with this
00:42:34
basically do nothing for that is the in
and say why does it even why must I train
00:42:38
Why am I doing this and they will be so
many months from many other questions you
00:42:41
know also because to keep the guys to do
these things for no what I make of it is
00:42:46
basically and so that's basically my take
on it now that it's canceled but like I
00:42:51
said the human part of it and this is going
to advise not being done and around the
00:42:57
Nigerian and the African countries to play
basically has to be no no speak to it at
00:43:04
all cost that I've been ations
00:43:06
a lot of money to make sure that all the
safety and all in place which the Tier one
00:43:11
nations can afford and basically not which
many African countries I mean we are
00:43:16
free and I mean
00:43:17
a chanson Africa going to be long we want
to play it and me which. Of these when
00:43:23
they starting over the 1st in Africa
is 50 odd states. The other countries.
00:43:30
In. Africa in play the difference in those
of Africa and the money and the only
00:43:36
ones from Africa that participated in the
in the why don't we World Cup and then
00:43:40
basically in the Tier one nations if you
can call it that and then maybe adjust
00:43:45
just makes everybody belong. Infinity
00:43:48
a one nations like South Africa everybody
else also belongs to that so there's
00:43:52
about $4050.00 order that even if it's at
00:43:55
a lower level everybody must belong to
the Africa. We have this group we retain
00:44:01
popularity among African founds Africans
are not that big because of the safety
00:44:08
because they cross to play the game
everybody disks. We need so many other
00:44:14
things like I think you have to play besides
your broods to be like particular like
00:44:20
you do and so forth and it's also the
picnic space that goes with it in terms of
00:44:25
scrummaging and so forth so I don't think
that I mean is is among the top 5 schools
00:44:31
in Africa to be honest
with these football as
00:44:34
a way to nothing the other things of fellows
like. The sling in the in boxing and
00:44:39
those sort of things but I'm. Not one of
the top priorities to be honest no so
00:44:45
that's why it's a problem
in terms of funding
00:44:47
a lot of individual players from every good
thing to stand out and make it and when
00:44:52
they could play for other countries like
South Africa and France about this case
00:44:55
including about peace into it and it comes
from Zimbabwe about as good on 100 peace
00:45:00
measures for the Springboks and won
00:45:01
a World Cup you think about guys that came
from very close and so forth and that
00:45:08
was also the captain of France on these
individuals that make it but they leave and
00:45:12
also to give other African countries an
opportunity to play on the world stage
00:45:16
we've seen it with Kenya and Uganda to
really get me and we need a 2nd basically
00:45:21
a sit in like a sieve and see this
constant thing that happens on
00:45:25
a regular basis not only one source and
that will grow the popularity for we are
00:45:30
free. To make currently the way forward
and see what I'll be thinking positive 2
00:45:36
nations are below I see it happening next
year not now so things going to happen
00:45:41
now or to the 2 nations and that's that's
basically it. Is to see by see what will
00:45:47
happen. What happened in the club
and in an. International level and
00:45:55
play in the West and concede is not.
00:46:02
In the one that's what I said
and I. Actually hope we get.
00:46:10
To nation again just to
give us the opportunity.
00:46:18
For the future of the. National. Interests
and things in place before he mentions
00:46:24
and that's Bronson we're the head coach of
Nigeria's national men's rugby team and
00:46:31
he spoke with Iron Mike Cambone Yeah on the
telephone from Cape Town South Africa.
00:46:46
My Voice of America colleague when Newton
says the Reds Liverpool are on the verge
00:46:53
of lifting the Premier League trophy after
Wednesday's victory over Crystal Palace
00:46:59
and Glen joins us now sporty gratings Quinn
sporting greeting Sammy Liverpool were
00:47:05
just 6 points away from guaranteeing their
1st Premier League title in 30 years
00:47:11
before the global pandemic suspended the
season and the imposed lot down threatened
00:47:17
to deny the Reds
00:47:18
a chance to clinch the title now with their
4 nil victory against Crystal Palace
00:47:24
Liverpool are 2 points from the Championship
following Wednesday's match manager
00:47:29
you're going club spoke to reporters from
and field and said his boys are hungry
00:47:35
for the title should just read
how much this team bumps into.
00:47:44
The wishlist of people look great. We
have all the common dream. And we have to
00:47:51
work for it and we have to work our way
for it. And we can play it pretty good
00:47:57
stuff that all of us do to Wednesday's match
was played inside an empty stadium but
00:48:03
not long after the Liverpool anthem your
Never Walk Alone was played Britain's
00:48:08
Trent Alexander Arnold fired off
00:48:10
a perfectly curled free kick to put
Liverpool on the board it did send star
00:48:16
Mahomet's allowed double the score just
before half time then Brazilian for Benaud
00:48:22
and Sadie Manet of Senegal scored in the
2nd half to sweep the Reds to victory
00:48:28
you're going club could not help but marvel
at his side's performance and said the
00:48:33
spirits of the fans were with them should
be short the question. Was exceptional
00:48:40
and outstanding all the goals we scored
books are chalk and much are usually the 2
00:48:47
karting starts are. Going to be really
improved and we can improve I don't know but
00:48:52
it's all important to just on.
This side of the shuttle.
00:49:00
Our supporters the respect
thank you sir. We're not here
00:49:07
yet cautious incredible things without
thinking going in this weather here.
00:49:16
Tonight because you mentioned this game
would have happened. With 3 shots out of
00:49:20
people in the stadium. And emotions should
have been going to say that would be
00:49:27
incredible fun of each other than
00:49:29
a moment so it was important to show respect
to people in the course of what goes
00:49:33
through tonight a lot
Liverpool have racked up
00:49:37
a total of $86.00 points and are $23.00
points ahead of 2nd place Manchester City
00:49:44
Liverpool could be crowned champions as
early as Thursday. A if Man City fails to
00:49:49
win their match at Chelsea but win or lose
Liverpool are set to face Man City in
00:49:55
early July and club says that his sole
purpose for watching their upcoming match I
00:50:02
watch
00:50:02
a game. To know what it is doing to local
shelters to look to play them because
00:50:09
. That's what we've got good
enough except I don't think it's.
00:50:17
Things like that so wonderfully this game
tonight. These results are not sure what
00:50:24
a little game I would think it was
00:50:25
a. Lot of. Risk. But it happens and club
00:50:32
says his victory against Crystal
Palace is one he will savor for
00:50:37
a long time this game last. Night
this is for us that's what we want to
00:50:43
be that's what we have to show. Everybody
the Premier League title is within reach
00:50:49
for Liverpool and they could Clinton if
Man City loses or draws on Thursday their
00:50:55
match up with Chelsea follows 2 fixtures
11th placed Arsenal is said to face
00:51:00
Southampton who are 14th in the league and
16th place what for it are looking to
00:51:06
win consecutive away matches at Burnley who
are currently in 12th place state isn't
00:51:12
everyone and that is all from the back
over to you Sunny thanks Quinn That's my
00:51:18
video with colleague Gwen taking
00:51:21
a look at the Premier League goal scoring
chart Jamie Vardy of Leicester City leads
00:51:27
with 19 goals and Barty is followed
by 2 African stars Japanese
00:51:34
striker Pierre Emberg Obama yang
of Arsenal has 17 goals and
00:51:40
Egyptian star most Sala who Gwen mentioned
in her report also has scored 7.
00:51:47
Team goals for Liverpool and yes I
think the Reds of Liverpool will
00:51:54
soon be celebrating their 1st per
milliliter trophy and 30 years.
00:52:08
And that wraps up the June 25th edition
of the show thank you for tuning in m
00:52:15
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